Mom Makes 'Entitled' 13-Year-Old Son Shop At Discount Stores For Bullying Less Fortunate Kids

Sep 07, 2022 by apost team

As much as we hope that people will be kind to one another, the world can be cruel at times. Unfortunately for children, bullying is a crisis that they sometimes have to overcome during their school years. During this time, kids are still learning how to express themselves in positive ways, but they don’t always come across as so.

While this is certainly an issue that kids can face, parents also need to play an active role in making sure that their kids are playing nice with others. No one wants to think that their child is the problem child, but unfortunately, that is sometimes the case and therefore needs to be addressed.

Cierra Forney from Braselton, Georgia, overheard her son making some unwarranted comments on more than one occasion about kids who had to shop at Walmart and Goodwill. The mom decided to turn to social media to explain her situation and talk about what she did to help her son learn a valuable lesson.

Although her Facebook post from 2018 has since been deleted, Cierra’s post went viral almost instantly. She explained how her 13-year-old son was acting “entitled” and therefore needed to be taught an important lesson, according to TODAY. She explained how her son had been “acting like he’s too good to shop at Walmart or making snarky comments about kids at school who shop at the Goodwill.”

Since her son acted like he was too good to shop at discount stores or thrift shops, Cierra decided to make her son shop at those stores to fix his attitude.

Although Cierra’s original post is no longer available, she posted an update about how she handled her entitled 13-year-old son picking on kids for shopping at discount stores. In a Facebook post from March 2018, the mom wrote:

“My son learned a valuable lesson from this and I believe it is just another story we can add to our lives memory to look back on. I didn’t plan to do this to punish him. It wasn’t to show him that Goodwill isn’t a good place to shop. I did this to teach him that money and name brands don’t change who we are as people. He can still be the amazing, adorable, loed kids that he is WITHOUT the expensive stores!”

Cierra also admitted that she felt she and her husband were partially to blame for her son’s “expectancy of always having name brands.” However, it’s clear that all parties have learned to appreciate how helpful discounted stores can be for anyone, especially those who cannot afford to buy luxury items.

Cierra added, “My son has learned a valuable lesson from this AND my son is rockin’ his button up shirt he bought from the Goodwill with PRIDE today!!!”

If more moms took the initiative to create more humbling experiences for their children, then perhaps fewer students would report being victims of future harassment. Children who grow up in poverty are often taunted more due to their inability to afford the newest clothes and accessories. Teaching kids to remain compassionate toward those in less fortunate situations is an essential part of raising productive citizens.

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